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Euphemism and dysphemism expression in “The Rainbow Troops” novel by Andrea Hirata
EnJourMe, 2019 This study analyses the used of euphemism and dysphemism in the Indonesian novel which is translated into English. The purpose of this study to find and to explain the used of those terms in the Rainbow Troops Novel by Andrea Hirata.
Malikhatul Lailiyah +1 more
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A Cognitive Analysis of meta phorical euphemisms of death In Kenyan Newspaper Obtuaries [PDF]
, 2018 This paper examines metaphorical euphemisms of death appearing in Kenyan newspaper using the theoretical framework of Conceptual Metaphor Theory as initiated by Lakoff and Johnson (1980).
Ong’onda, A. N. (Anashia)
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Linguistic Taboo in Romanian Poetry. Trauma, Depression and Addictions
ACROSSThis paper aims to analyse the linguistic taboo in contemporary Romanian poetry, interpreting the euphemisms and dysphemisms related to traumatic experiences, depression and addictions, which function as tabooed realities at the level of the poetic ...
Alina NECULACHI
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Persuasive Rhetoric in George Ridpath's Political Writings [PDF]
, 2011 Following Fairclough's social-theoretical approach to discourse within the tradition of Critical Discourse Analysis, the main concern of this paper is to gain an insight into the rhetorical strategies used by George Ridpath, a very influential Scottish ...
Crespo Fernández, Eliecer +1 more
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Conceptual metaphors in taboo-induced lexical variation
Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses, 2011 Taboo is deeply woven into every culture and society, which is obviously reflected in vocabulary. Indeed, taboo keeps language users from avoiding the forbidden concept and compels them to preserve or violate it, which leads to endless series of cross ...
Crespo Fernández, Eliecer
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How to reveal disguised paternalism: version 2.0. [PDF]
BMC Med Ethics, 2021 Lynøe N, Engström I, Juth N.
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Dysphemisation and its relation with taboo vocabulary in A.N. Afanasyev’s «Russian Cherished Tales»
Язык и текстThe article is devoted to the study of dysphemisation and its connection with taboo vocabulary in "Russian Cherished Tales" by A.N. Afanasyev.
F.V. Varfolomeev
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Mockery as a tactic of destructive verbal communication in American political discourse
Дискурс профессиональной коммуникации, 2019 The aim of this paper is to analyze the communicative tactic of mockery in American political discourse. The problem of intensification of destructive elements in American political speech requires thorough investigation as political discourse becomes ...
Y. Y. Khlopotunov
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Efficacy of a language-concordant health coaching intervention for latinx with diabetes. [PDF]
Patient Educ Couns, 2022 Menon U +6 more
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